Secret Part I
(Ashley and Ellie are sitting at a table during lunch, Ash is staring off into space, distracted.
Ellie waves a magazine in front of Ashley�s face.
Ellie: I have to parade anorexic fashion victims to get your attention?
Ashley: Worrying about Craig, as usual.
Ellie: SO not your job to worry! Trust another sicko here!
*Craig walks up to the table and sits down with his tray of food*
Craig: Who�s a sicko?
Ellie: Me! After seeing that compost on your tray.
Craig: It�s goulash.
Ellie: It�s goodbye.
*She leaves*
Ashley: So, how was shrink time?
Craig: What were you guys talking about?
Ashley: I haven�t told Ellie, don�t worry.
Craig: Mmm, goulash! I figure any food with �goo� in the name has to be good.
Ashley: Have you ever thought about going to a support group?
Craig: For goulash lovers?
Ashley: No�no, there�s a mental health group for teens tonight at the Rec Center.
Craig: Have you not noticed my desperate urge to talk about something else?
Ashley: Look, it�s one night and if you hate it, then don�t go back.
Craig: Prediction? I will hate it!
Ashley: So you�ll go?
*Craig nods*
Ashley: Good.
(Craig goes to group and Ellie shows up, he�s embarassed. The next day at school Craig is at his locker, Ashley walks up to him)
Ashley: So, my dad and Chris got back from Puerto Vallarta last night�apparently, it�s gay honeymooner paradise.
*Craig glances at her but keeps doing what he was doing and shuts his locker and starts to walk away, ignoring her, Ashley walks after him*
Ashley: They asked about you.
Craig: Crazy Craig. What did you tell them? Oh, I bet everything!
Ashley: Okay, it�s a good thing I know mood swings are common when you first start meds.
Craig: You sent me to Ellie�s group!
Ashley: Which she loves! I didn�t think you�d mind.
Craig: Well than you didn�t THINK at all!
*He walks off, leaving Ashley standing there taken aback*
(Craig is at home, there�s a knock on the door, he opens it. Ellie walks in with a guitar in a case)
Ellie: Know how to restring a guitar?
Craig: Get Ash to, she�s good at forcing things.
Ellie: Like forcing me to come here with this paper thing guitar excuse?
*they talk a bit about their conditions�Ellie as a cutter and Craig as bipolar*
Ellie: Nigel from group manages okay.
Craig: He seemed cool.
Ellie: He is! You should come back! And you should probably call Ash.
*Craig makes a guilty/regretful face*
Craig: Why? Why, cause I bit her head off in the middle of the school?
Ellie: Yeah, maybe cause of that.
Craig: All she talks about lately is medication, my shrink and my moods!
Ellie: She cares about you, a lot.
Craig: I know.
(Craig and Ashley are in his garage.)
Ashley: I should have told you sooner that it was Ellie�s group.
Craig: But uh, I still liked it. I�m gonna go again next week.
Ashley: You are?
*they sit down on the couch*
Craig: Ash. I wanna be your boyfriend.
Ashley: Of course. We went through this a couple months ago remember?
Craig: I want to be that boyfriend not the, eeerm, not the crazy guy you got to save all the time. I want to talk about music and movies and yes, goulash!
Ashley: Okay. Got it.
Craig: Good. So...
*Ashley leans over and kisses him, clearly she decides she doesn�t want to talk at the moment*
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